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IntelliJ IDEA

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 25 - Reviews of IntelliJ IDEA

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CH

Chris H.  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Some of the best IDEs out there"

October 27, 2022

5.0

IntelliJ produces some of the best IDEs out there. IDEA is no different. It's very easy to setup, use, and customize to your liking.

Pros

I love the ease of setting things up and customizability. It's also possible to remote into docker containers for development inside the docker container which is a lifesaver.

Cons

It can get "heavy" and slow if you do too much at a single time. But if you have a relatively decent machine, then it can handle this IDE without problems.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
instructure  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best IDE IntelliJ IDEA"

July 17, 2019

4.0

I an using the IDE to develop the java projects and it is easy to build the projects effectively

Pros

It is compatible to work with many different programming languages. ( not only java)

Cons

It may didn't support to all old versions.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Android Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The standard to which other IDEs should be compared"

April 21, 2019

5.0

Pros

Amazing autocomplete engine. Plugins for everything you need that may not be supported out of the box.

Cons

Expensive licenses, some plugins are proprietary, requiring the purchase of even more licenses.

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Michail S.  
Student  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IDEA: excellent product for developers"

September 20, 2018

5.0

Pros

IDEA has all the things you want for developing your next big project. Worth all the money.

Cons

Sometimes IDEA has problem when i want to pull or push from github but after some tries all back to normal

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Syed Rameez A.  
Software Engineer II  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Smart IDE"

December 19, 2018

5.0

Pros

1) Comprehensive GIT support 2) Support for Scala and Android 3) Local History 4) Project templates

Cons

1) Keep indexing very often 2) Sometime it can use a lot of resources and made system fan go crazy

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Daniele D.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Very useful IDE"

July 17, 2019

5.0

Pros

The tool has a lot of plugins that let you be more productive.

Cons

The lack of some features in the community version that in my honest opinion should be available.

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TB

Tanesh B.  
Application developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great application to work on "

June 9, 2020

4.0

Overall experience has been amazing I definitely recommend this to my friends and beginners to start coding with .

Pros

Vast number of plugins available Easier to make user define Plugins . Easier to debug code and auto Complete feature .

Cons

Even after all the great pros the application still i feel the price is quite high . Not memory friendly i feel .

Switched from

[Explorer Eclipse](https://www.capterra.com/p/61209/Eclipse/)

Vast selections of tools it offers as compared to other IDE

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Manish Kumar Y.  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Works better than android studio"

May 7, 2019

4.0

We worked on some of applications associated with the portals created for clients on IntelliJ and found it very easy to learn and better than others in the segment. It saved us alot of time by type-ahead and we enjoyed working in nice interface.

Pros

If you are a java developer working on android apps you know the benefits IntelliJ. No IDE can compete in features offered by it. So now I don't have to go for third party from ide for functionalities necessary for development. It is cross platform and we can debug our code easily. There is also good quality source control for it with almost every version control system available at our behest.

Cons

It really takes time during startup which can be reduced a little for the convenience of developers by loading the libraries later in the background.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Site Reliability Architect  
Biotechnology  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful Java Editor"

May 17, 2019

5.0

Pros

The best code IDE for Java programming. Intuitive UI and powerful incremental build capabilities save hours every day in my workflow.

Cons

Runs on Java itself, so it's a bit of a high memory consumer.

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VD

Valley D.  
Développeur  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IntelliJ IDEA : l'IDE de choix pour les développeurs Java professionnels"

February 18, 2023

4.0

IntelliJ IDEA est largement considéré comme l'un des meilleurs environnements de développement intégrés (IDE) pour les développeurs Java professionnels.

Pros

IntelliJ IDEA offre une interface utilisateur graphique (GUI) qui permet aux développeurs de créer, de modifier et de tester des interfaces utilisateur pour leurs applications.

Cons

Apprentissage courbe : IntelliJ IDEA est un IDE très puissant avec de nombreuses fonctionnalités avancées, mais cela peut rendre l'apprentissage et la maîtrise de l'IDE un peu plus longs pour les nouveaux utilisateurs.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Team Lead (Test Automation)  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IntelliJ"

January 14, 2019

4.0

It is a great tool for coding.Supports multiple language and quick shortcuts make things easy.

Pros

Easy to use,Lot's of supported plugins and light weighted tool.

Cons

Newer version taking lit bit time to load in windows 10.

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jR

joao R.  
software engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Java tool for development"

February 17, 2023

5.0

Pros

Git support is awesomevery clear UISyntax highlightingA lot of plugins to try outAuto importsSmart code completion

Cons

Indexing is a bit slow and buggyPerformance could be improved for low-cost machinesIt can be a bit expensive for small businesses

Switched from

[Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/80230/microsoft-visual-studio/)

UI and git integration

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AS

Andrei S.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great IDE for Android development"

July 29, 2021

5.0

Pros

Very powerful software with a vast majority of functionality. It is highly configurable, both UI and development environment. IntelliJ also allows for third party plugins integration, which will help find everything that is needed for a particular case.

Cons

IntelliJ is very memory heavy tool, combined with other software running on the machine and making mobile build in parallel, might make usage of the software very laggy.

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JM

Jorge M.  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The best IDE that I have used for experience users of IDE's"

March 2, 2021

5.0

I have had a excellent experience with IntelliJ IDEA as a Java software developer, I still have so much to learn about this software to make my working workflows much easier.

Pros

IntelliJ IDEA is the greatest IDE I have ever used as a software developer it has amazing features with a lot of other software like Maven, Gravel and many others products that integrate with IntelliJ IDEA flawlessly everything works perfect. As well I have a very good experience with all the customization that IntelliJ IDEA has for the users, there are so many customization options that it may take up to some weeks to have everything as you want.

Cons

Sometimes so many options it gets very crowded the screen and as mentioned also as a great feature of IntelliJ IDEA sometimes for people having so much stuff makes the product a little bit hard to work with but this depends on personal matters.

Switched from

[Apache NetBeans](https://www.capterra.com/p/178681/Apache-NetBeans/)

Much more functionalities and better UI overall

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Principal Member of Technical Staff  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Lighting fast and abundance of plugins"

July 10, 2018

5.0

Able to write high quality code in less time.

Pros

I started off with JDeveloper (which crashes and lags big time) before I was introduced to IntelliJ by a coworker. OMG, I cannot believe the ease of user. The lighting speed navigation between one file to another, from a single to multiple projects despite having tons of plugin installed. My favorite plugin is GIT in IntelliJ, which I cannot imagine living without now.

Cons

New updates are constantly coming in and it takes time for it to be downloaded & installed. I would have to force myself to take a break from work whenever that happens.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Analyst  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the best editors in the Market. Coders Delight"

September 17, 2018

4.0

One of the best editors in the Market. Coders Delight

Pros

Ease of use Variety of third party plugins Light Weight Supports multiple coding languages.

Cons

Pricing - A little highly priced for enterprise solution.

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Willian Paulo D.  
Salesforce Engineer  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great capabillity"

June 16, 2022

4.0

Pros

It was the best tool for me when I worked with Java, it has a good performance and everything I needed by the time

Cons

Could have better free tools to work with Salesforce development, this lack of tool made me migrate to another IDE

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Wholesale  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Extremely powerful IDE"

July 19, 2019

5.0

Pros

Very full set of tools, both its search and refactor capabilities are very robust.

Cons

Can be resource intensive at times, if you are looking for a light-weight option this is definitely not it.

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MH

Molly H.  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Simple Interface Simple Features"

November 24, 2023

4.0

Pros

IntelliJ is an easy-to-use IDE with Git integration for easily pushing commits to your version-control software and pulling remote changes with the click of a button.

Cons

Could offer a broader range of plugins, for instance, a plugin for bash scripting with accurate syntax highlighting. It would also be nice to have direct integration with JIRA.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Test Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Perfect for especially Java Developers"

April 28, 2022

5.0

I developed test automation projects using Java and Selenium with Intellij IDEA. I think with other IDEs, it wouldn't be this productive for me. It is the best IDE when it comes to Java development.

Pros

It has gradle and maven build system in it which is super useful for Java developers and test automation engineers.

Cons

Sometimes it needs a little more time for to start when compared to other IDEs.

Switched from

[Visual Studio Code](https://www.capterra.com/p/186634/Visual-Studio-Code/)

I heard that Intellij IDE is more useful for test automation.

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RT

Rodrigo T.  
Software engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Muy buen software"

September 22, 2022

5.0

Pros

Rapidez, robustez plugins, facilidad y posibilidad de multiples configuraciones. Mucha personalización

Cons

Algunas versiones vienen con bugs. Muy a menudo hay que reiniciar y limpiar caches

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LS

Luca S.  
Full Stack Freelancer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The most powerful IDE"

March 5, 2019

5.0

It's a no-brainer. It's a paid product, but you will save a lot of time using IntelliJ IDEA which results in a high ROI.

Pros

It's the most intelligent IDE I've ever used. It integrates with a lot of programming languages, and IntelliJ provides extremely powerful tools for those. With just a few shortcuts, you can refactor variables or classes in huge projects with a single shortcut, errors are automatically shown before committing with git, and you have integrated tools like a complete SQL Database explorer, which is more powerful than some applications who just provide feature. It's so powerful, you have small helpers like full language support in code snippets in markdown files, and those features are everywhere in the software.

Cons

When you initially start with IntelliJ, it can take some time to get used to it. It provides a lot of features, but it takes a lot of time to actually discover them.

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Shriya B.  
Android Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Most powerful IDE for java development"

August 28, 2018

5.0

Best tool for java development.

Pros

It is the most powerful IDE for java. Although it is great for other languages as well but using this for java development is awesome. It provides lot of feature like code completion, code auto generation. Also there are many plugins available for code standard measurement like sonarLint.

Cons

I like this tool very much but it is not useful and irritating if you have low end system. It lags very much on low end device and you will end up choosing some other IDE.

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JB

Joel B.  
Administrative Secretary  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IntelliJ IDEA for Application Development"

February 25, 2023

5.0

It is a great tool for Java developers and can help you create efficient products.

Pros

It has one of the strongest Developer communities who are regularly developing plugins and extensions to keep the software running

Cons

I think there is a steep learning curve that comes with IntelliJ. It needs constant practice to get used to the various tabs.

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AS

Arpan S.  
Technical Support Consultant  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the best IDEs available in the market!"

April 24, 2018

5.0

Able to quickly develop software.

Pros

\- Simple and easy to use interface. - Can be fully customized according to one's needs. - Very powerful and never slows down. - Autocomplete feature and able to show warnings as how the code can be improved are some of the features that differentiates this product from other vendors. - Community edition is free to download.

Cons

\- Its a little resource heavy. But that is expected from a software of this size having so many amazing features. - It can be a bit overwhelming at first as what features to use and what not for a beginner.

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